GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |